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Making a strong demand for India to ask for an impartial international inquiry into war crimes against Sri Lankan Tamils, CPI today charged the UPA with "betraying" the ethnic minority in the island nation.
"Government of India has betrayed Sri Lankan Tamils at crucial moments...Why Government of India has not asked for impartial international investigation. In May 2009, 40,000 people were massacred. It was nothing but a genocide," party leader D Raja said.
He was initiating a short-duration discussion in the Rajya Sabha on the problems faced by Sri Lankan Tamils.
In a scathing attack on the government, Raja said it has lost the moral authority. "Till (days of) Indira Gandhi, world used to look at India...Now who cares for India," he asked.
On India's efforts for getting a permanent seat in the UN Security Council, he asked, "what is that you are going to do there...Our foreign policy has completely failed. The Government will have to recast it."
Raja said India is not a banana republic which can be pressurised.
Amidst protests from DMK members, he had a dig at the UPA ally from Tamil Nadu when he referred to a mere three-hour fast by then state chief minister after Home Minister P Chidambaram announced that the combat operations were over.
Raja said the Sri Lankan Tamil issue is a test case whether India can play a role as permanent representative in the UNSC. "Otherwise nobody will have respect for India."
He said India should also talk to China and Russia for seeking an international inquiry into war crimes in Sri Lanka.
He demanded revocation of Katchativu agreement under which Indian fishermen can only use the island for drying of nets and not fishing.
Making a strong demand for India to ask for an impartial international inquiry into war crimes against Sri Lankan Tamils, CPI today charged the UPA with "betraying" the ethnic minority in the island nation.
"Government of India has betrayed Sri Lankan Tamils at crucial moments...Why Government of India has not asked for impartial international investigation. In May 2009, 40,000 people were massacred. It was nothing but a genocide," party leader D Raja said.
He was initiating a short-duration discussion in the Rajya Sabha on the problems faced by Sri Lankan Tamils.
In a scathing attack on the government, Raja said it has lost the moral authority. "Till (days of) Indira Gandhi, world used to look at India...Now who cares for India," he asked.
On India's efforts for getting a permanent seat in the UN Security Council, he asked, "what is that you are going to do there...Our foreign policy has completely failed. The Government will have to recast it."
Raja said India is not a banana republic which can be pressurised.
Amidst protests from DMK members, he had a dig at the UPA ally from Tamil Nadu when he referred to a mere three-hour fast by then state chief minister after Home Minister P Chidambaram announced that the combat operations were over.
Raja said the Sri Lankan Tamil issue is a test case whether India can play a role as permanent representative in the UNSC. "Otherwise nobody will have respect for India."
He said India should also talk to China and Russia for seeking an international inquiry into war crimes in Sri Lanka.
He demanded revocation of Katchativu agreement under which Indian fishermen can only use the island for drying of nets and not fishing.
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